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Acknowledgements
The authors are deeply indebted to several individuals who made important
contributions to this report. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Majid Al Mansour
Al Mansouri and Dr. Jaber Al Jaberi for their initiative in calling for this study and
their continual support throughout the effort. Dr El Waleed Mohamed Hamad
El Malik was instrumental in facilitating the many meetings and assisting with the
acquisition of needed databases and other information.
There were many individuals who provided invaluable support in obtaining the data
and information needed by the models used in the study. Dr. Mohamed Dawoud
provided extensive water resource information on water supply and demand that
helped in the assessment about the impact of <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> on water resources.
Mr. Khaldoun Kiwan, Mr. Maher Kabshawi, and Mr. Mayas Qarqaz, specialists in the
Terrestrial Environmental Research Centre were very helpful in helping me to
understand the types of data and information available for assessing the impact
of <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> on terrestrial ecosystems in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Abdessalaam Thabit
provided an essential orientation to information on marine resources and the
marine environment in the Abu Dhabi region.
In a study where baseline information on coastal zones, water resources and
dryland ecosystems played such a crucial role, Mark Sorensen, Joseph Abdo, Anil
Kumar were instrumental in orientation and access to the Environmental Agency’s
environmental database under the AGEDI framework. Rashed Mohammed Amin
Karkain from Dubai and Nabil Alolaqi, Sultan Zaidi, and Rashed Alkaabi from the
Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency provided excellent facilitation in arranging
meetings.
Contributors
Author
William W. Dougherty
Co-Authors
Amanda Fencl, Balqis Osman Elasha, Chris Swartz, David Yates, Jeremy Fisher,
Richard Klein
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